This Memorial Day, take a moment to remember the great sacrifice our fallen service members made for our nation. Perhaps say a quick prayer, give a toast, and remember that we are free because of them. When children ask, explain that we are honoring all of the men and women who died for our freedoms.
Jesse Strong was a marine who had been killed while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom when insurgents ambushed a Marine convoy northwest of Baghdad hitting his vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade.
Sure, we made jokes about the 26th booster, but this is real. There are, apparently, people who’ve gotten four or more shots, and the CDC still wants them tested. In local COVID news, Dartmouth Hitchcock wants to remind us that boosters are approved for ages 5-11.
A proposal would prevent government agencies from releasing any information that “directly or indirectly identifies a person as a member, supporter, volunteer, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support.” The legislation is now headed to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk.
World government leaders, executives, celebrities and billionaires likely emitted thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide traveling to Davos this week where they warned of an impending “climate crisis.”
Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas takes issue with Middlebury’s decision to shun another of the state’s former governors, John Mead, also an alumnus of the college, for its abrupt September 2021 decision to remove Mead’s name from its chapel.
This week saw some movement in various races and public board seats, including a new GOP candidate for state treasurer, a Democrat state senator who has dropped out of the race for Vermont’s U.S. House seat, and a new board member on the Rutland City School Board.
Vermont pro-abortion campaigners are trying to force voters into a mold where “pro-choice” means no checks on abortion throughout all nine months, right up to the point of birth. Prop 5/Article 22 is an “all or nothing” amendment leaving Roe moderates cringing at its possibilities.
Retail marijuana sales are anticipated to begin later this year in The Green Mountain State, and will be taxed at 20%, which includes a 14% excise tax and the state’s 6% sales tax.
Retired NFL star Herschel Walker won the Republican primary for Georgia’s 2022 Senate race Tuesday, according to multiple election forecasters. Also, Sarah Huckabee Sanders won the Republican nomination for Arkansas’ 2022 gubernatorial race.
Vermont police and school officials have investigated reports of potential shootings at the Derby Junior High School, Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, and Montpelier High School. There are no school resource officers at Champlain Valley Union High School and Montpelier High School.
Every time Vermont’s government sets out to fashion new magic, it creates yet greater inequities. Examples include the homestead exemption, the universal lunch program, universal daycare, net metering, Covid funds, and more.